Rubber coated glove and method of making the same



s. .J. BURKE 2,083,684 RUBBER COATED GLOVE AND METHOD CF MAKING THE SAME f Juiie 15, 1937.

Filed March 29, 1935 Patented June 15, 1937i UNITED S TATES'PATENT OFFICE aunnaa comrrigsgm mz'rnon or HESAME Samuel]. Burke, Dubudue, Iowa Application March 29, 1935, Serial No. 13,752 a micmm wia-iesi 1 This invention relates to appareland more particularly to a hand covering which may be in the form of either a glove or mitten and is treated to render it impervious to water or acid.

-One object of the invention is to provide a rubber coated hand covering so made that the outer coating of rubber will overlie and completely cover seams formed when stitching portions of the fabric together and very eifectively prevent water or acid working inwardly through the seams. Therefore, the water or acid will be prevented from contacting with a person's hands and also prevented from causing the fabric and the stitching to rot.

Anotherobject of the invention is to so manufacture this glove that during the steps of applying the coating the glove will be retained in its proper shape and also the fabric prevented from shrinking. 1

Another object of the invention is to so apply the rubber that, while the outer surface of the glove will be entirely coated, the rubber will not extend entirely through the fabric and, therefore, the interior of the glove will be soft and warm.

The invention is illustrated in the accompany;-

ing drawing, wherein Figure l is a viewof a glove formed in accordance with this invention, the view being principally in elevation and partially insection.

Figure2 is a section taken transversely through the glove along the line 2-4 of Figure l.

Flgure 3 is a fragmentary section taken transversely through the thumb along the-line 3-4 of Figure l and illustrating the manner. in which seams are covered and protected by the rubber 'trated as a glove formed with the usual thumb and finger extensions land 2, but it is to be undertood that-it may be in the form of a mitten if so desired. This hand covering has a fabric body 3 which may be of knitted material such as jersey or of woven fabric such as canvas, canton flannel or the like. There has also been provided a wrist encircling portion! which is formed of knitted fabric in order that this wristlet may have transverse elasticity and flt snugly about a person's wrist. The. body portion of the glove is formed from blanks or sections cut from the fabric andadjoining marginal portions of the sections are sewed together, as shown in Figure 3,

"where the two sections 5 have been shown united by stitching 6 to" forma scam. I which extends inwardly of the glove. The wristlet is formed from a section of tubular knitted material which is turned back upon itself until-the end edges meet and provide an inner or forward end portion for the wristlet which is sewedto the rear of the body portion of the glove by an inturned seam indicated by the numeral 8 in Figure 1. It will thus be seen that when manufacturing this glove, a fabric glove of the type sometimes used by workmen will be first made, and if canton flannel or a similar fabric having a soft fluify face is used for making the body of the glove, the soft face will be disposed inwardly, as shown in Figures 2 and 3 and indicated by the numerali.

After the fabric glove or body has been made, it v coated with rubber will still have a soft inner surface and if canton flannel or the like is used, the j glove will have what is known as a fleece lining. The rubber coating, which is indicated by the numeral Ill, completely covers the body portion of the glove and also extends partially along the wristlet, and by referring to Figure 3 it will be. seen that the rubber coating extends well into the seams! and completely illlsthe seams. Therefore, water or acid cannot work inwardly througha seam as would be the case if the fabric from which the glove is made were first treated with the rubber coating and then cut to provide sections or blanks from which the glove is formed. y In view of the fact that the rubber coating extends partially along the wristlet from its front end, the seam 8 connecting the wristlet and body of the glove will be fully protected but the uncoated portion of the wristlet will be permitted to expand and contract when the glove is put on and fit snugly about a person's wrist.

After the gloves havebeen dipped in the rubber compound, they are re'movedand the forms with the gloves still in place set in a drying room where they remain for a few hours. The temperature of the drying room is approximately '70 degrees Fahrenheit when the gloves are placed therein for drying, but after the gloves have been in this drying room for approximately one hour,

the temperature of the room is gradually increased to a temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Air is circulated through the heated'room during the drying process by a'fan or in any other desired manner. During the time the gloves arein the drying room, the heated air which is circulated in the room will cause the rubber compound to become self-cured and self-vulcanized and the finished glove will become covered.

with a coating of rubber of substantially even thickness. As previously explained, the rubber coating not only completely covers the exterior of the glove but also completely fills and seals the v seams and prevents water or acid from working inwardly through the seams. The gloves when removed from thedrying room are taken all of the forms which have retained them in the desired shape and prevented them from shrinking while drying and are then soap stoned to remove any roughness and tackiness from the surface of.

the coating and also causes the gloves to be flexible. Therefore, the gloves will be comfortable when worn and not only of service to those during work which requires dipping the hands inwater or acid, but also since the coating is of rubber the gloves may be used by electrical work-- ers to prevent danger of receiving electric shocks. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

of pliable rubber entirely covering all portions I of the outer surface of the body and having its rear portion extending in overlying relation to the forward portion of the wristlet and extending entirely about the same to cover and seal the stitched-connection between the wristlet and the rear end of the body and cause the body and forward end portion of the wristlet to be water and acid proof, said coating covering only the forward portion of the wristlet and having its rear edge spaced forwardly from the rear end of the wristlet an appreciable distance whereby the coating may protect the forward portion of the wristlet without interfering with the elasticity of the .uncoated portion of the wristlet.

' SAMUEL J. BURKE. 

